Oil spill uncovered off Iran’s central hub at Kharg Island, satellite photos show

Oil is oozing through the ocean near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to satellite photos released Friday, raising questions about the state of Iran’s central energy production hub located there. Between May 6 and 8, the spill spread to an area of 20 square miles inside the channel, amounting to as much as 3,000 lost barrels of oil, reps for Orbital EOS, a global oil spill monitoring service told The New York Times. It’s unclear what has caused the spill. The US has struck Kharg Island several times during its conflict with Iran, but the most recent…

Far-left candidate to succeed Nancy Pelosi leads vulgar rally with Hasan Piker

San Francisco congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti made millions in tech, and he’s poured almost $5 million of his own wealth into the race to succeed former House speaker Nancy Pelosi. But that didn’t stop the progressive techie — who’s been weirdly shunned by his former boss, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — from…

Joni Lamb, who co-founded one of the largest Christian TV networks, dead at 65

Joni Lamb, who with her late husband founded the Daystar Television Network and guided it to become one of the world’s largest Christian TV networks, died Thursday. She was 65. Lamb, the network’s president, had been suffering from serious health issues before sustaining a back injury that caused her health to deteriorate,…

America’s favorite national parks are a cesspool of brain-eating amoebas: study

These invisible invaders are getting some peace of “mind” on your vacation. Often associated with big skies and purple mountains majesty, the US National Parks are increasingly becoming a cesspool for an insidious scourge — brain-eating amoebas. Researchers with the US Geological Survey and Montana State University found the parasitic interloper…

Max Muncy caps three-homer night with walk-off blast in Dodgers win

Andy Pages’ big night was nearly wasted by Edwin Díaz’s first blown save as the Dodgers closer. Instead, it all set up Max Muncy for some walk-off heroics. In an 8-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night, Muncy hit three home runs. The first opened the scoring. The…

Warriors fall to lowly Kings in supposed postseason rehearsal

SACRAMENTO — There’s a reason why the Warriors dubbed this a dress rehearsal. Rolling out the lineup they hope to use to escape from the play-in, nothing came easy for a group about as close to full strength as the Warriors hope to get heading into the postseason. Steph Curry…

Hakeem Jeffries slammed for demanding Eric Swalwell drop out of Calif. gov race – but not resign from Congress

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries was slammed Friday for calling on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to end his California gubernatorial campaign — but not resign from Congress amid shocking sexual misconduct allegations. “Following the incredibly disturbing sexual assault accusations against Congressman Eric Swalwell, we call for a swift investigation into…

Brittney Griner signs with Connecticut Sun in huge payday

The Connecticut Sun are making a big splash for their final season. The team has agreed to a seven-figure contract to bring in Britney Griner, according to Sun sideline reporter Terrika Foster-Brasby. Griner, a nine-time WNBA All-Star and future Hall of Famer, is one of the most decorated players in…

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